Handling Files and Datasources
Exporting Data during or after a Batch

Select the sample(s) or sequence(s) to be exported:

• Select Batch Report on the File menu to open the Batch Report dialog box.

• To open the Export Wizard, select the Export check box in the Export options section. (If the check box is already selected, click Export Settings.)

• Click the "..." button in the Location field to specify where data is stored.

• Use the Directory formula field to automatically create additional folders under the existing location folders in the Windows Explorer. To facilitate finding your files, Dionex recommends using the same structure as in the Browser. Use the default {seq.path}\{seq.name}.seq formula to create the same structure.

If you do not know the syntax, click the {...} button to enter the formula. For the {seq.path}\{seq.name} formula, select Sequence from the Categories list, and then select Directory from the Variables list. Click OK to confirm your selection. Enter a backslash and return to the previous dialog box by clicking the {...} button again. Select Sequence from the Categories list and Name from the Variables list. Confirm your input by clicking OK.

• Use the File name formula field to enter a formula for the file name. Individual files are usually created for the corresponding samples. Therefore, {smp.name}, i.e., the sample name, is an appropriate entry if every sample has a specific name.

If you do not know the syntax, click the {...} button to enter the formula. For the {smp.name} formula, select Sample from the Categories list and Sample Name from the Variables list, and then click OK to confirm your selection.

The default entry is {smp.number;04}. The number of the corresponding sample is used for the file name. 04 indicates a four-digit number; i.e., this entry creates file names such as 0001.txt or 0053.txt.

• Under Export format(s), select an export format.

• Click Next to go to the next wizard page. Select the export options. Please note: The selected export option determines which wizard pages appear. For example, for the ASCII format, if you want to export raw data with the report, select the channel(s) first and then select the sheets to be exported.

 Tip:

Before exporting a Summary page, verify (in the Printer Layout) that a peak was selected in the individual columns. If the setting is Selected Peak, no data will be exported because you did not select a peak in the Browser. Double-click the column to open the Properties Report Column dialog box. If necessary, select Fixed Peak(s) and specify the peak for which you want to export the data from the column.

• Click Finish to complete the Export Wizard, and then click OK to start exporting.

For more information, refer to:

 Exporting Data from Different Samples to a Single File

 Transferring Sequences Automatically